DOULAS OF LANE COUNTY - BIRTH DOULAS

A doula respects that each mother's pregnancy and birth is special and unique. She is educated in the emotional and physiological process of birth, pregnancy and postpartum. She supports the mother and family through the events of birth. She is a constant attendant throughout labor, offering emotional and physical support. Doulas offer educational and community resources so parents can inform themselves in making the best decisions for themselves and their families. Studies have shown that when doulas attend birth, labors are shorter with fewer complications, babies are healthier and they breastfeed more easily. Doulas are listed randomly. Please scroll down and read all the bios

Janna Slack (Full-Spectrum Doula/Hypnobabies)

541-515-5990 www.jannaslack.comI enhance my doula training with continuing education, but no one has taught me how to be the best doula possible like the families I work with. Every person I support teaches me new ways of being flexible, more responsive and supportive of an ever-wider range of choices.In addition to attending births, I am active in the birth community and my community at large and moved from Los Angeles, CA to Springfield, OR in 2011. Please check out my website for more information about services. And have a wonderful birth!"

Linda Walling, CD (DONA), HCHD (Hypnobabies)

mothernurture123@comcast.net(541) 554-5879www.MotherNurtureDoulaService.comNow that my five home-born children are grown, I work full time as a doula to assist families through pregnancy, birth, lactation and child-rearing.Certified with DONA and Hypnobabies, I attend births in homes, birth centers and hospitals. I have experience with single and homeless women, teens, twins, same sex couples, adoption, surrogacy, VBAC, waterbirth, and those considered “high risk”. I will meet with you throughout your pregnancy to offer stress management techniques and information as you discover your own wisdom and intuition for your birthing time, and I will support you and your choices as if I were an elder in your village who has known and loved you all of your life. My role is to help you create birth intentions that are just right for you and to be there for you continuously as you welcome your baby in as comfortable, safe, peaceful, and joyful a way as possible. If you wish, I will also encapsulate your placenta.It is my profound joy and honor to assist families through these great life passages as they create the deep bonds of love that are the birthright of every human being.

Heathir Brown, CD (Birth Arts International)

heathirbrown@gmail.com(541) 357-9356www.BlissfulVoyage.comI bring to your birth a sense of calm, understanding, and encouragement as well as the information you may need to navigate a hospital setting. Prenatally I assist you in releasing fears, finding physical comfort, and helping you unfold the wishes for your birth so that you are strong in your decisions before the start of labor. I love helping the mother’s partner to feel confident and useful during birth and encourage them to use this time for emotional bonding. My goal is to create a protected and nurturing space so that you can birth intuitively and with ease. I am comfortable working in birth center, home, and hospital setting. I wish to share the pure bliss that can come from birth with the women in my community.Please see my website for more info and testimonials.

Laura Finnegan

Laura@naturallynurturingdoulas.com541-359-8258www.NaturallyNurturingDoulas.comI love births. I was blessed to be a part of my sisters' and a dear friend’s births before I trained as a Doula. In a room with a birthing mother I am in my element. I knew I had found my passion, my calling. My intuition, training, and experience take over as I support a laboring mom.I am present, peaceful, and patient as I assist you through your birth journey. This birth is yours to experience how you wish. One of my key roles as your doula is to discern between unwelcome self doubts and a change in your birthing desires thru labor. I supply the encouragement and tools to work through self doubt. I honor your birthing decisions, if you choose to change your birth plan, the support and service I provide will adapt accordingly and respectfully.I am truly grateful to the families who honor me, by allowing me to attend them during their labor and birth of their new baby. I volunteer as a Birth Doula with Doulas Supporting Teens. I am a trained Childbirth Educator thru CAPPA and have trained as a Hypno-Doula.I co-founded Naturally Nurturing Doulas with Rose Peck.

Sarah Boothe, CD (DONA)

armsoflovedoula@gmail.com541-933-5818www.armsoflovedoula.comThe birth of your baby is an event that you will always remember. You may not remember every detail, but it is an experience that will be with you always. My job as your doula is to help you feel supported (emotionally and physically), help with comfort measures and be a resource for you and your partner so you both can make the best decision for you and your baby. My hope is that how ever you decide to birth (medicated, unmedicated, at home or hospital) is that you can look back at this occasion and have joyous memories of this special day.

Nancy Halseide

nancy@eugenebirtheducation.com(541) 688-9358www.eugenebirtheducation.comCongratulations on your pregnancy! I have been teaching childbirth classes for the past eight years and attending births as a doula for the past two years. I had two wonderful birth experiences of my own: one at Sacred Heart Hospital (when it was downtown) and the other at home. I have attended very different births from cesareans for breech babies to completely unmedicated births. I truly love supporting families in the kind of birth they desire and feel very confident in women and their ability to give birth. My experience also includes over two years as the managing editor for Midwifery Today magazine. Feel free to contact me. I would be happy to talk with you over the phone or meet in person to see if I would be a good fit for your birth experience.

Katherine Gravilleencaulbirthing@gmail.com(541) 968-5488www.encaulbirthing.comBirth is an encounter unique and profound, unlike anything else you could experience in your lifetime. These moments are precious and delicate. As a birth doula certifying with DONA International, I want to assist you in finding the tools necessary for making fully informed decisions about your birth choices. I want to cheer you on and work with you side-by-side to discover your own instinctual, deep-seated birthing strength. I am a full-spectrum doula and nursing student with a passion for midwifery. Having worked with home births, hospital births and birth center births, I am very comfortable in any setting and am passionate about working with every variety of birth preference and circumstance. My primary goal is to intuitively support you so you can fully embrace the birth of your baby. Your body, your birth, your way. In addition to basic doula services like breastfeeding assistance, I specialize in babywearing technique postpartum. Kangaroo care has been found to help with stabilization of both mom and baby after birth, establishment of breastfeeding, strengthened bonding and decreased colic. Please feel welcome to explore my website for additional services offered, detailed explanations of doula packages and to find further contact information. Happy birthing!

Molly Patterson CD (DONA) www.tenderhandsdoula.com 704-517-5848tenderhandsdoula@yahoo.comI have had the joy and privilege of supporting families for more than 25 years, and a Certified Professional Labor (DONA), and Postpartum Doula for 8 1/2. I love that I am able to provide evidence based information and empowerment to the women and families I support. I am also able to provide Encapsulation as Tincture support to client who choose to take advantage of the benefits that provides. My heart is to provide an "extra set of hands" that serve the mother and her family in the journey of birth as well as postpartum. I believe that we have both the right and responsibility to be fully informed regarding the choices we can make. This is especially important in the process of pregnancy and birth. As a woman is encouraged with the spoken truth and evidence based information, about her own ability to birth she is empowered. She is then able to fully communicate what she wants for her journey and know that her voice and heart are being heard. When this is followed up with support for both the birthing woman and her primary support person, they are able make the choices that are right for their birth experience, as well as their postpartum transition home. I consider it a profound and humbling honor to be present during the journey through pregnancy, birth and postpartum with a family. When I am not supporting families, I can be found playing in my Mom’s garden, teaching kids to swim or simply enjoying the adventure that is life.

Diana Waggonerdiana@dianathedoula.com541-935-0346www.dianathedoula.comI believe women's bodies are strong and able to birth their babies. As your doula I want to help you to trust your body to safely and instinctually birth your baby as you want, with the knowledge you will need to succeed. I will help answer your questions about pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, nutrition, exercise, and baby care. I will help you focus on your baby and your birth, helping you accomplish the birth you want; whether at the hospital or home. I am currently certifying through Birth Arts International. I am also the mother of eleven, all birthed at home.

Margot Rawlinsonmargot@naturalfrequencywellness.com(310) 704-4870 (Mobile)www.naturalfrequencywellness.comOne's experience in life is greatly influenced by the way one enters the world. I believe babies deserve to be welcomed in the most gentle, loving way and it is my mission to assist with creating the best possible outcome for each birth by informing and empowering women.I am currently offering my support as a doula and childbirth educator in training with Birth Arts International. My services include prenatal support through education, nesting, child care, light housekeeping, nutritional support and meal preparation, household tasks, stress-reduction, relaxation techniques, and energy healing. I am available to attend births at home, in birthing centers, or in hospitals, always acting as Mom's best advocate. I also offer postpartum support for new moms and families to help them find their new groove. My goal is to provide the information and emotional support necessary for mothers to make empowered decisions and trust in the natural process. I recognize that each family and birth is unique and aim to provide practical support which honors personal choice.

Katherine GordonThebirthingpearl@gmail.com541 543-4127www.thebirthingpearl.comI have studied alternative health methods for 5+ years. Each birth is a miracle and I love being able to support women during this exciting time in their lives and watch them become powerful and loving mothers. Giving birth is intuitive and can be one of the most euphoric times of a woman's life if left undisturbed and left to carry out as a normal physiological process.to help facilitate a calming and joyful birth I offer aromatherapy, Spinning Babies techniques, guided imagery, prenatal/postpartum fitness classes, and Bengkung Belly Binding.

Janene Becker, LMTjanenebecker@gmail.com(541) 510-0142www.birthdesign.comI am a Licensed Massage Therapist (licence #5222) and have been a doula since 2002, attending over 375 births. I received my training from Debra Catlin and The Oregon School of Midwifery. I am quite comfortable working with high-risk pregnancies and I bring a calm, experienced, open hearted presence to the pregnancy and birth experience. I have been working with families seeking support at The Birth Center, RiverBend and McKenzie-Willamette Hospitals. I am the mother of three incredible children. The first was born via an emergency C Section and so I know the importance of a VBAC birth whenever possible and I provide all support I can to make VBACs possible. I am always honored to be invited to one of the most beautiful and special days in a women's lifetime. I listen carefully to clients and work closely with both the mother and the father to help them create the birth experience they want. I feel very strongly that every expecting family deserves to have unconditional support throughout the pregnancy and especially during labor and delivery on their child's Birth-day.

!Springfuentemoon@gmail.com 541 232-3433Whether you have a clear picture of how you envision your birth or are still formulating one my goal is to create a comfortable, compassionate environment for families during this unique time. I aspire to help you achieve the birth and pregnancy you desire, facilitating a cohesive atmosphere with a calm and careful presence. With information, intuition and communication, working together we can create a safe and supportive space wherever you choose to birth. I have training in a wide variety of alternative and western healing methods, including massage therapy. I offer prenatal, birth, postpartum, infant care services and breastfeeding/feeding assistance. I look forward to supporting your family, what ever it looks like, through this transition.

Sara Eden Gally, CD http://saraedenmg.wix.com/wombwise 1-971-226-9412saraeden.mg.gmail.com I trust in the physiologic processes of birth. I trust the imprint that babies have to find their way into their mother's arms, and I trust that you are going to have an amazing birth. I have studied with The Matrona school of Midwifery as well as Birthingway College of Midwifery to become a certified birth doula, and am a Full Spectrum doula. My offerings to you include labor support, placenta encapsulation, placenta readings, and full spectrum support for people and couples experiencing or wanting to experience pregnancy. I work as a Doula at home births, birth centers, and in hospitals. I look forward to meeting you to see if we would make a great team for your birthing

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